Hello,
I have all my DVDs ripped on my network nas server and I'm trying to find the best device to play them with. All my devices are connected to the same network I am using a Marantz AV7701 pre-amp to do all the switching. The first thing I tried was a Boxee which worked great when directly connected to my TV but it didn't work at all with my pre-amp so I gave up on it. I also tried Roku + Plex but it doesn't always pick up new files in the media library and gets wrong cover work for 20% of my movies so I'm not really happy with that setup which also requires a computer to be running at all times for the Plex Media Server.
The next avenue I'm thinking of trying is getting one of those Popcorn boxes from cloud media. They look to support everything I want (vob, mkv, and mkv3d files) plus have some nice little things like a netflix app and such. My only dilemma is I got worried when ordering from overseas like China.
Does anyone recommend any other media players that can connect to a network file server to play VOB, MKV, and MKV3D files that would work when connected to a pre-amp like my Marantz?
Thanks!
I have all my DVDs ripped on my network nas server and I'm trying to find the best device to play them with. All my devices are connected to the same network I am using a Marantz AV7701 pre-amp to do all the switching. The first thing I tried was a Boxee which worked great when directly connected to my TV but it didn't work at all with my pre-amp so I gave up on it. I also tried Roku + Plex but it doesn't always pick up new files in the media library and gets wrong cover work for 20% of my movies so I'm not really happy with that setup which also requires a computer to be running at all times for the Plex Media Server.
The next avenue I'm thinking of trying is getting one of those Popcorn boxes from cloud media. They look to support everything I want (vob, mkv, and mkv3d files) plus have some nice little things like a netflix app and such. My only dilemma is I got worried when ordering from overseas like China.
Does anyone recommend any other media players that can connect to a network file server to play VOB, MKV, and MKV3D files that would work when connected to a pre-amp like my Marantz?
Thanks!